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21 Celebs Who Don't Need A Relationship To Be Happy

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When it comes to celebrities, not only are they recognized for their work, whether that be in the movie, TV, or music industry, but they are also known for who they date. Let's face it, sometimes you're more interested in a celeb because they are part of a really cute couple rather than their actual profession. Hey, I know I'm not the only one. That said, not every famous person dates. It might surprise you, but there are celebs who don't need a relationship to be happy.

Like myself, there are plenty of celebrities out there who are 100 precent OK with being single. I mean, what's not to love? If you go out to eat, you get all of the guacamole to yourself. Who can argue with that?

A lot of confidence, strength, and independence comes with being able to admit that you like being by yourself, that you aren't interested in dating (whether it's just for right now or at all), that you don't want a significant other, or that living the single life is when you are truly happy.

Well, the same can be said for the following celebs who haven't been afraid at one time or another in admitting the perks of not being in a relationship.

Emilia Clarke

Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke is totally fine with being single, OK? She told InStyle U.K. in April 2014,

People keep asking me who I'm dating right now and the truth is... wait for [it]... no one. And that's OK. I'm figuring out a lot of stuff right now. I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves.
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Shay Mitchell

Somewhat like her Pretty Little Liars character, Emily Fields, Shay Mitchell doesn't need to be in a relationship. In an interview with Seventeen in June 2015, she said,

I have friends who like that drama. I’m not one of those people. If you’re a suitable, positive partner, then great, I’d love to add you to my life. But I don’t need anybody to feel complete. I don’t need to be with somebody just to not be alone.
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Keke Palmer

There's no doubt Scream Queens' Keke Palmer is fierce. I mean just look at the answer she gave The Breakfast Club radio show in May 2015 about the perks of single life:

It's very fun to be single, because you know what happens? You find yourself. You understand what it means to love yourself, instead of putting all this energy into give and tug in a relationship.
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Taylor Kitsch

Wait, Friday Night Lights' Tim Riggins is single? Yeah, I know, shocking. That said, it's Taylor Kitsch's choice and as much as he considers it a "sacrifice," he's come to accept the fact that working in the entertainment business and dating sometimes don't mix. Like he told Elle in June 2015,

You sacrifice so f*ckin' much [as an actor]. How do you build a relationship with a gal and then tell her, "Hey, I gotta do press all over the world. I expect you to have the same feelings you have now in eight weeks." And that's not me playing the violin. It's my choice. But it better be worth sacrificing for.
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Chelsea Handler

Sometimes not being in a relationship is a very good thing, which is exactly how Chelsea Handler felt during an interview with People in November 2015. She said, "I haven't dated for a year, and I am so happy... I can not tell you how much fun I am having just doing my own thing. All the men I dated seemed to be the same and none of them have it."

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Taylor Swift

Yes, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris celebrated their one-year anniversary on March 6, 2016. That said, T. Swift embraces being single — at least she did before meeting the DJ. She once told Seventeen (via Huffington Post):

I'm perpetually single. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I like to do things that glorify being alone. I buy a candle that smells pretty, turn down the lights, and make a playlist of low-key songs. If you don't act like you've been hit by the plague when you're alone on a Friday night, and just see it as a chance to have fun by yourself, it's not a bad day.
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Nina Dobrev

Former star of The Vampire Diaries, Nina Dobrev refuses to be defined by a relationship. She's so right, because there is much more to a person than who they may or may not be dating. In August 2013, she dished to Cosmopolitan:

People aren't defined by their relationships. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships, whether romances or friendships.
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Stevie Nicks

In a June 2013 profile with Vulture, Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks was very candid about being single. She admitted:

People say to you, "Well, what do you mean you don’t have a boyfriend? You don’t want to have one? You don’t want to be married?" And you’re like, "Well, no, I don’t, actually. I’m fine." And they find a lot of reasons why you’re not fine. But it just seems to be coming back. Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me. I can remember her always saying, "If nothing else, I will teach you to be independent."
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Diane Keaton

If Annie Hall is happy by herself, everyone should be. Diane Keaton is known for being single, and that's OK. As she once said (via Women's Health):

I remember when I was young I honestly believed in some ridiculous way that you would find someone who would be the person you lived with until you died. I don't think that because I'm not married it's made my life any less. That old maid myth is garbage.
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Mindy Kaling

Leave it to The Mindy Project star to make sense of being single. While chatting with Flare magazine in September 2014, Mindy Kaling reflected on the single life. Actually, she prefers it. She said,

In my 20s, I was not only boy crazy, but marriage and relationship crazy. Now it’s almost the opposite. My work is so rewarding and I’m so self-centred about it that I’m kind of excited about not having to go home and ask someone about their day.
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Sophia Bush

Just like her Chicago P.D. character, Erin Lindsay, Sophia Bush is totally cool not being in a relationship. As she told Us Weekly in August 2012,

Being on my own has been amazing. I don't know if it's coming into my thirties or what it is, but I'm such a sucker for love and I believe in it and I always want it to win. By nature, I think as women we are nurturers, we're caretakers, and me in particular... I want to take care of everybody else. And to have spent so long now just taking care of myself and my girlfriends and enjoying that, it's so good. I think it's so important.
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Charlize Theron

Does Charlize Theron need a relationship to feel fulfilled? Nope, definitely not. She told Esquire UK in May 2014,

I'm sure there's a lot of aspects to my life that a lot of people wouldn't want ... Just personal choice things, like the fact that I'm single at 38. That's not necessarily what a lot of women want... But I'm just saying, a life is good if it's the life that you want… I am living my life in a way that if tomorrow it ended — and I hope not because I have a kid — but if it did, this was the life that I really wanted to live. But I work at that, you know?
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Katy Perry

Katy Perry doesn't need a significant other to make her happy. As she told the Daily Record in July 2012 after being asked about dealing with her divorce from Russell Brand in public,

I’ve learnt I’m in a very modern fairytale, but I also know I don’t need the Prince Charming to have a happy ending. I can make the happy ending myself.
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Elisabeth Moss

Mad Men actor Elisabeth Moss isn't afraid to be alone. After her 2010 divorce, she opened up to Page Six in March 2013 (via People) about being single. She said,

It's fun to go out at night and not know what's going to happen. I'm addicted and obsessed with my freedom in that sense. I'm having fun!
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Meghan McCain

While chatting with Playboy (via Us Weekly) in April 2012, Meghan McCain got very candid about the perks of single life.

I can do whatever the hell I want all the time. I have no one to check in with. When you're in a serious relationship, you kind of have to check in before you go out with your friends or do whatever. I think I'm a bit of a commitment-phobe. Or maybe it's just that I haven't met the right guy.
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Kristin Davis

Her Sex and the City character might've been all about getting married, but Kristin Davis is not. She told the CBS Early Show in May 2008,

I'm open to it [marriage], certainly, but I think I'm definitely not as goal-oriented about all that as Charlotte is. I never was, even as a kid. Little girls who say, "I want to get married" — I was never one of those little girls. It is not that I wouldn't, but I don't see that I must do it or be unhappy. I'm perfectly happy [with] my single self right now.
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Jennifer Lawrence

J. Law is a role model for anyone single. During a December 2015 interview with New York Times' TimesTalk, Jennifer Lawrence was asked about her split from Chris Martin. She said,

This is the problem with press. When you're talking and hanging out with somebody, it's very different when it's written. I'm not a lonely person. I never feel lonely ... It's not a sad thing to be alone. I think what I was trying to get across was that I don't feel a lack of something not being in a relationship. I don't feel like there is an emotional void to be filled.
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Sandra Bullock

If you're worried about Sandra Bullock ending up alone, don't be, because when she's single, she's totally fine with it. As she told Entertainment Weekly in November 2013 (via Us Weekly),

If [a relationship] should come along, great. But I feel like I'm not missing anything yet. Maybe one day I will. But my son is 3 years old, which is an amazing age. Four is an even better age. So if something happens, great, but if not, I've got plenty to do.
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Sally Field

In March 2016, Sally Field told People even at 69 she doesn't need a relationship to make her feel whole.

I am totally fulfilled. That doesn't mean I would [rule] anything out, but I wouldn't dress up and go roaming the streets looking for it.
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Kate Hudson

As a single mother of two, Kate Hudson embraces not being in a relationship. Hudson told People in February 2016,

My whole life is change. There have been big lifestyle changes in the last year that have impacted my happiness for the better. I'm very much enjoying being single. That's very nice. And being focused on work and kids is really nice.
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Nicki Minaj

In Vogue's February 2015 issue, Nicki Minaj opened up about what it's like to be single:

I’ll just say that I haven’t had this much fun in years. Yeah, I am partying, and I am freer, and I am just enjoying myself and my life.
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